August 19, 1943

Miss Trene Brockett

Administrative Assistant:
Chapter Service

American Red Cross

1709 Washington Ave,

St. Louis, Mo.

My dear Miss Brockett:

We wish to report our experience in
our War Fund Campaign as per your suggested schedule as
follows:

1. We prefer that billboard poster service continue
to be handled by the central office. We feel, however, that
perhaps they should be put up 2& week or ten days earlier
than they were in our community.

e. The labor in our community is organized to a very
small] degree and, as a result, we had only one contribution
from one.labor union, and that in the amount of $15.00.

3. We feel that the audience collection in motion
picture: theaters was very satisfactory in Lawrence, Our
local Salvation Army furnished voung people to pass the
collection plate, The amount collected was $833.95 which
we consider very good inasmuch as our collection drive had
been concluded and gone over its quota several days before
the theater collection.

4, The National Corporations represented in Lawrence
are confined mainly to chain food, clothing and notions
stores, Their response was good as it always is in any
drive in this community.

5, .We did not ask for nor receive pledges and, conse-
quently, received all donations at that time in cash,

6. Our total expense in conducting the campaign was
$138.13. Our total receipts were $26,044.39 making our
percent of expense .00535,

7, We wish to compliment the central office en the type
of supplies and their fine cooperation in sending supplies
of which we ran short. Receipt cards was the only shortage
we experienced and perhaps that was due to the fact that we
attempted to complete the campaign in 10 days rather than 30.